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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Buhler AG, Uzwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219635 ; 219663 ; 219665 ; 219632 ; 219674 ; 266 90 ; 266129 ; 373145 ;
Abstract
In order to determine the contents of solids in a heated elongated slug of thixotropic metal having a longitudinal axis, there is an apparatus comprising an inductive heating coil with electrical winding. Moreover, a sensor includes at least one measuring coil arranged between the heating coil and the slug. This sensor provides an output signal which corresponds to the contents of solids demanded.